Health Indicators

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Health Indicators
December 2000

Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario District Health Councils (DHC), Ontario Public Health Units (PHU), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Ontario rates are presented for two different geographic levels: DHCs are more relevant for health system analysis; and PHUs are more relevant for health status measures.
Table 1.17:
All respiratory disease deaths (ICD-9 460-519), age-standardized rate per 100,000 population and confidence interval(1), by sex, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions, 1996(2)
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
               
0 Canada 59.8 59.3, 60.3 86.2 85.2, 87.1 44.3 43.7, 44.8
10 Newfoundland 56.9 53.2, 60.6 90.3 82.8, 97.9 36.0 32.1, 39.8
1001 Health and Community Services St John's Region 54.8 48.7, 61.0 85.1 72.2, 98.0 38.3 31.6, 44.9
1002 Health and Community Services Eastern Region 61.4 53.5, 69.4 103.8 86.8, 120.9 37.2 29.1, 45.3
1003 Health and Community Services Central Region 45.2 38.2, 52.3 75.0 60.9, 89.1 23.4 16.5, 30.3
1004 Health and Community Services Western Region 67.6 57.4, 77.7 102.2 82.3, 122.1 43.1 32.5, 53.7
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board 43.4 21.6, 65.2 60.5 22.2, 98.7 27.6 3.5, 51.8
1006 Health Labrador Corporation 121.3 73.5, 169.2 146.7 73.5, 219.8 92.9 33.9, 151.9
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
11 Prince Edward Island 66.5 59.6, 73.5 98.8 84.9, 112.7 47.5 39.9, 55.2
1101 Urban Health Region 76.6 65.6, 87.5 103.6 82.4, 124.9 62.7 49.9, 75.6
1102 Rural Health Region 57.8 48.9, 66.8 94.7 76.4, 113.1 34.2 25.3, 43.1
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
12 Nova Scotia 71.0 68.2, 73.9 105.2 99.5, 110.9 51.3 48.2, 54.4
1201 Zone 1 55.7 49.7, 61.7 81.0 69.3, 92.6 39.3 32.7, 45.9
1202 Zone 2 72.9 63.9, 82.0 112.3 93.9, 130.6 50.1 40.3, 59.8
1203 Zone 3 70.7 62.9, 78.5 96.3 81.5, 111.1 54.2 45.4, 62.9
1204 Zone 4 72.2 64.2, 80.3 104.7 89.1, 120.3 52.2 43.2, 61.1
1205 Zone 5 76.3 69.0, 83.7 115.7 100.5, 131.0 54.2 46.3, 62.1
1206 Zone 6 74.7 69.5, 79.9 115.6 104.4, 126.8 54.2 48.6, 59.8
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
13 New Brunswick 57.4 54.5, 60.3 82.2 76.5, 87.8 43.1 39.9, 46.4
1301 Region 1 45.4 40.4, 50.5 63.5 53.8, 73.3 35.3 29.5, 41.1
1302 Region 2 66.8 60.5, 73.1 96.6 84.0, 109.2 51.9 44.7, 59.2
1303 Region 3 67.2 60.3, 74.1 96.4 83.0, 109.7 48.6 41.1, 56.2
1304 Region 4 55.0 44.2, 65.8 82.0 60.7, 103.3 37.7 26.3, 49.2
1305 Region 5 54.4 41.1, 67.7 75.0 49.5, 100.4 44.8 28.8, 60.8
1306 Region 6 52.2 43.9, 60.6 84.5 67.6, 101.3 31.3 22.9, 39.7
1307 Region 7 51.1 40.4, 61.8 57.4 39.7, 75.1 46.2 32.7, 59.6
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
24 Quebec 62.1 61.1, 63.1 96.1 94.0, 98.3 43.7 42.6, 44.8
2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 60.9 55.5, 66.4 99.9 88.5, 111.3 36.9 31.3, 42.5
2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 71.4 65.1, 77.7 111.5 98.4, 124.6 47.0 40.5, 53.4
2403 Région de Québec 61.7 58.4, 65.0 97.3 89.7, 104.9 45.1 41.6, 48.6
2404 Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec 64.6 60.9, 68.4 106.4 98.3, 114.6 40.9 37.1, 44.7
2405 Région de l’Estrie 59.7 54.9, 64.5 96.3 86.2, 106.4 38.6 33.7, 43.5
2406 Région de Montréal-Centre 59.2 57.4, 60.9 87.6 83.8, 91.3 45.1 43.2, 47.1
2407 Région de l’Outaouais 63.8 57.9, 69.7 94.5 82.3, 106.6 46.1 39.7, 52.5
2408 Région de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue 86.1 76.5, 95.6 131.5 113.1, 150.0 52.7 42.9, 62.5
2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 72.0 59.6, 84.5 93.9 71.4, 116.4 56.1 41.7, 70.5
2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec 90.0 18.2, 161.9 -- -- 65.5 5.2, 125.8
2411 Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 59.7 51.9, 67.5 92.2 77.1, 107.3 37.2 29.0, 45.4
2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 60.5 56.2, 64.9 103.9 94.4, 113.3 34.3 30.1, 38.5
2413 Région de Laval 52.9 48.2, 57.7 80.4 69.8, 90.9 39.8 34.7, 44.9
2414 Région de Lanaudière 80.6 74.5, 86.6 127.0 114.0, 140.0 53.9 47.6, 60.2
2415 Région des Laurentides 68.9 63.8, 73.9 102.9 92.7, 113.1 47.5 42.2, 52.9
2416 Région de la Montérégie 59.0 56.4, 61.6 90.8 85.2, 96.4 41.9 39.2, 44.7
2417 Région du Nunavik 356.2 190.3, 522.0 370.9 119.5, 622.3 304.2 110.3, 498.0
2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James 141.1 74.9, 207.2 150.3 56.0, 244.6 153.6 39.4, 267.8
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
35 Ontario (DHC) 56.7 56.0, 57.5 80.4 78.8, 81.9 43.3 42.4, 44.1
3501 Champlain District Health Council 54.2 51.7, 56.7 77.6 72.4, 82.7 41.8 39.0, 44.6
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC 72.3 68.5, 76.0 103.6 96.1, 111.1 56.5 52.2, 60.8
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC 61.2 58.1, 64.3 84.4 78.3, 90.6 47.9 44.3, 51.4
3504 Toronto District Health Council 51.7 50.2, 53.2 72.0 69.0, 75.0 40.2 38.6, 41.9
3505 Simcoe-York District Health Council 55.0 52.1, 58.0 75.4 69.6, 81.1 43.1 39.8, 46.5
3506 Halton-Peel District Health Council 50.6 47.8, 53.4 70.7 65.0, 76.3 39.5 36.4, 42.6
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC 57.1 53.7, 60.4 85.1 78.1, 92.1 41.4 37.7, 45.0
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC 61.8 58.1, 65.4 84.5 77.3, 91.7 48.0 43.9, 52.1
3509 Niagara District Health Council 49.8 46.5, 53.2 71.5 64.9, 78.2 37.3 33.5, 41.1
3510 Grand River DHC 66.3 60.9, 71.7 90.0 79.6, 100.4 52.0 45.9, 58.0
3511 Thames Valley DHC 60.3 56.9, 63.6 85.5 78.8, 92.2 45.2 41.5, 48.9
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC 49.6 46.6, 52.5 76.8 70.6, 83.0 35.1 31.9, 38.3
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC 64.0 59.6, 68.4 88.3 80.0, 96.6 49.0 44.0, 54.1
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC 66.5 61.1, 72.0 93.2 82.7, 103.7 50.8 44.6, 57.1
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC 69.6 65.0, 74.1 101.5 92.3, 110.8 51.3 46.2, 56.3
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC 59.5 54.1, 64.8 88.4 78.0, 98.9 40.4 34.6, 46.1
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
35 Ontario (PHU) 56.7 56.0, 57.5 80.4 78.8, 81.9 43.3 42.4, 44.1
3526 Algoma Public Health Unit 61.0 53.6, 68.5 91.4 76.2, 106.6 43.0 34.9, 51.1
3527 Brant Public Health Unit 74.5 66.6, 82.3 106.0 90.3, 121.7 56.1 47.5, 64.7
3530 Durham Public Health Unit 61.5 56.9, 66.1 83.6 74.3, 92.9 49.6 44.3, 54.9
3531 Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit 69.2 59.9, 78.4 111.1 91.4, 130.7 44.1 34.7, 53.5
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit 67.3 61.2, 73.4 85.5 74.6, 96.4 55.7 48.4, 63.0
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit 57.2 49.9, 64.5 72.8 59.2, 86.3 47.5 39.0, 56.0
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit 65.3 59.4, 71.3 91.7 80.3, 103.0 47.6 40.9, 54.3
3536 Halton Public Health Unit 41.7 37.6, 45.7 59.7 51.3, 68.1 32.4 27.9, 36.9
3537 Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit 61.8 58.1, 65.4 84.5 77.3, 91.7 48.0 43.9, 52.1
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit 73.0 66.5, 79.5 108.4 95.2, 121.6 54.1 46.8, 61.4
3539 Huron Public Health Unit 59.1 50.2, 68.0 80.8 63.8, 97.8 44.2 34.3, 54.0
3540 Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit 56.6 49.6, 63.6 84.6 70.0, 99.2 43.0 35.0, 51.0
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit 75.5 68.9, 82.1 110.2 96.5, 123.9 59.4 51.8, 66.9
3542 Lambton Public Health Unit 50.6 44.3, 56.9 75.6 62.8, 88.3 35.6 28.7, 42.4
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit 69.2 62.9, 75.5 93.2 80.9, 105.5 57.1 49.6, 64.7
3544 Middlesex-London Public Health Unit 57.7 53.7, 61.8 76.5 68.7, 84.3 45.7 41.2, 50.2
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit 66.3 57.8, 74.7 90.4 74.5, 106.3 51.0 41.3, 60.7
3546 Niagara Public Health Unit 49.8 46.5, 53.2 71.5 64.9, 78.2 37.3 33.5, 41.1
3547 North Bay Public Health Unit 67.9 59.1, 76.8 93.1 76.1, 110.1 53.9 43.6, 64.1
3549 Northwestern Public Health Unit 61.3 51.5, 71.0 84.7 66.6, 102.7 43.8 33.0, 54.6
3551 Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit 49.4 46.5, 52.3 70.6 64.5, 76.8 38.8 35.6, 42.1
3552 Oxford Public Health Unit 62.6 54.7, 70.4 96.8 80.1, 113.5 45.1 36.4, 53.8
3553 Peel Public Health Unit 56.5 52.7, 60.2 77.8 70.2, 85.4 44.2 40.0, 48.3
3554 Perth Public Health Unit 61.0 52.2, 69.8 100.3 82.1, 118.5 39.6 30.2, 49.0
3555 Peterborough Public Health Unit 56.1 50.0, 62.3 77.6 65.6, 89.6 45.0 37.7, 52.2
3556 Porcupine Public Health Unit 74.6 64.3, 84.9 109.8 89.7, 129.9 52.3 41.1, 63.5
3557 Renfrew Public Health Unit 64.5 56.6, 72.4 96.1 80.0, 112.2 47.8 38.9, 56.8
3558 Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit 64.0 58.0, 70.0 89.3 77.7, 100.8 48.6 41.8, 55.3
3560 Simcoe Public Health Unit 60.9 56.3, 65.4 86.8 78.0, 95.7 45.4 40.3, 50.5
3561 Sudbury Public Health Unit 72.6 65.7, 79.4 103.6 89.4, 117.8 56.1 48.4, 63.8
3562 Thunder Bay Public Health Unit 59.2 52.7, 65.7 91.3 78.4, 104.3 39.0 32.1, 45.9
3563 Timiskaming Public Health Unit 66.2 53.4, 79.0 100.6 74.9, 126.3 46.6 32.1, 61.1
3565 Waterloo Public Health Unit 55.8 51.6, 60.0 86.1 77.1, 95.1 39.8 35.3, 44.2
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit 59.1 53.5, 64.7 83.7 72.5, 94.9 44.0 37.8, 50.1
3568 Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit 46.7 42.9, 50.4 74.6 66.5, 82.6 32.2 28.1, 36.2
3570 York Public Health Unit 50.5 46.6, 54.4 65.8 58.2, 73.3 41.7 37.2, 46.2
3595 City of Toronto Public Health Unit 51.7 50.2, 53.2 72.0 69.0, 75.0 40.2 38.6, 41.9
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
46 Manitoba 57.9 55.6, 60.1 81.8 77.5, 86.1 43.1 40.6, 45.6
4610 Winnipeg 53.8 50.9, 56.7 77.3 71.5, 83.2 41.0 37.8, 44.2
4615 Brandon 66.5 55.4, 77.6 76.0 57.2, 94.7 59.7 46.1, 73.3
4620 North Eastman 47.3 35.2, 59.5 74.3 51.4, 97.3 25.5 13.4, 37.6
4625 South Eastman 55.8 43.9, 67.6 84.7 62.2, 107.2 33.9 21.8, 46.0
4630 Interlake 62.5 53.3, 71.8 89.1 71.7, 106.6 44.1 33.9, 54.3
4640 Central 56.4 49.0, 63.9 83.6 69.8, 97.4 36.5 28.6, 44.5
4650 Marquette 53.4 43.6, 63.3 81.0 62.3, 99.7 33.3 23.4, 43.2
4655 South Westman 68.6 56.8, 80.3 98.2 76.5, 119.9 48.1 35.2, 61.1
4660 Parkland 69.4 58.9, 79.9 87.6 69.7, 105.5 56.3 43.5, 69.0
4670 Norman 126.4 95.9, 156.9 153.4 101.4, 205.4 102.1 66.7, 137.4
4680 Burntwood/Churchill 110.6 75.7, 145.6 128.0 71.5, 184.6 97.7 53.7, 141.7
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
47 Saskatchewan 58.4 56.1, 60.7 84.7 80.4, 89.0 40.8 38.2, 43.4
4701 Weyburn (A) Service Area 64.3 55.4, 73.2 98.8 81.8, 115.9 38.2 29.7, 46.6
4702 Moose Jaw (B) Service Area 63.7 54.4, 73.0 102.4 84.6, 120.3 38.8 28.7, 48.8
4703 Swift Current (C) Service Area 65.8 55.5, 76.0 88.7 70.2, 107.2 47.8 36.7, 58.8
4704 Regina (D) Service Area 56.7 51.8, 61.5 91.2 81.3, 101.2 35.8 30.8, 40.8
4705 Yorkton (E) Service Area 56.1 48.2, 64.1 69.1 56.6, 81.6 48.4 37.5, 59.4
4706 Saskatoon (F) Service Area 52.6 48.1, 57.0 79.2 70.6, 87.7 35.5 30.7, 40.3
4707 Rosetown (G) Service Area 61.2 50.7, 71.7 80.7 62.5, 98.8 47.5 34.7, 60.3
4708 Melfort (H) Service Area 63.6 53.5, 73.7 82.3 65.1, 99.4 48.5 36.6, 60.4
4709 Prince Albert (I) Service Area 50.6 42.9, 58.3 64.3 51.1, 77.5 40.7 31.4, 50.0
4710 North Battleford (J) Service Area 70.0 59.5, 80.4 93.5 75.7, 111.3 53.7 40.7, 66.7
4711 Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area 106.7 67.5, 145.9 133.4 60.3, 206.4 90.6 43.4, 137.7
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
48 Alberta 59.8 58.1, 61.6 84.3 81.0, 87.6 44.2 42.2, 46.1
4801 Chinook Regional Health Authority 65.9 58.8, 73.0 87.3 74.8, 99.9 50.6 42.4, 58.8
4802 Palliser Health Authority 52.9 44.9, 60.9 78.3 62.9, 93.7 36.1 27.4, 44.8
4803 Headwaters Health Authority 56.4 45.8, 67.0 79.2 58.6, 99.7 41.9 30.2, 53.6
4804 Calgary Regional Health Authority 56.9 53.6, 60.2 80.7 74.1, 87.4 42.8 39.2, 46.5
4805 Health Authority #5 69.2 56.9, 81.4 94.0 71.8, 116.2 51.6 37.6, 65.5
4806 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 65.9 58.9, 72.8 87.3 74.8, 99.7 51.9 43.7, 60.2
4807 East Central Health Authority 58.1 51.1, 65.0 85.4 72.6, 98.2 37.3 30.0, 44.6
4808 WestView Regional Health Authority 40.6 32.0, 49.2 64.5 46.7, 82.4 27.0 17.9, 36.1
4809 Crossroads Regional Health Authority 76.3 59.3, 93.2 134.1 97.3, 170.9 42.1 25.8, 58.3
4810 Capital Health Authority 59.7 56.4, 63.0 85.3 78.7, 91.8 44.1 40.5, 47.8
4811 Aspen Regional Health Authority 66.9 57.2, 76.7 86.6 69.6, 103.6 53.3 41.7, 65.0
4812 Lakeland Regional Health Authority 62.7 54.2, 71.1 85.3 70.3, 100.4 47.3 37.4, 57.3
4813 Mistahia Regional Health Authority 52.8 42.2, 63.4 69.8 51.3, 88.4 38.6 26.6, 50.6
4814 Peace Regional Health Authority 99.9 70.3, 129.4 171.1 112.1, 230.1 45.9 19.9, 71.8
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority 80.2 50.4, 110.0 80.0 38.0, 121.9 78.7 37.1, 120.4
4816 Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 99.4 53.4, 145.4 129.8 38.4, 221.1 92.9 36.2, 149.5
4817 Northwestern Regional Health Authority 45.2 19.3, 71.1 64.4 19.6, 109.2 -- --
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
59 British Columbia 62.4 61.1, 63.8 83.7 81.2, 86.2 48.8 47.2, 50.3
5901 East Kootenay 60.7 51.1, 70.3 82.2 64.8, 99.7 46.3 35.0, 57.6
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary 58.4 50.2, 66.7 89.3 73.1, 105.6 39.2 30.2, 48.2
5903 North Okanagan 56.3 49.5, 63.1 72.5 60.7, 84.4 46.1 37.9, 54.4
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen 57.8 53.3, 62.2 79.4 71.3, 87.5 42.0 37.0, 47.0
5905 Thompson 71.1 62.3, 80.0 96.3 80.1, 112.5 52.9 42.8, 63.0
5906 Fraser Valley 64.2 58.7, 69.6 77.4 68.0, 86.7 54.8 48.1, 61.4
5907 South Fraser Valley 61.2 57.3, 65.1 79.7 72.6, 86.8 49.0 44.6, 53.5
5908 Simon Fraser 71.1 65.2, 77.0 99.7 87.8, 111.5 54.7 48.1, 61.2
5909 Coast Garibaldi 52.2 42.5, 62.0 60.6 44.1, 77.1 46.8 34.6, 58.9
5910 Central Vancouver Island 64.4 59.2, 69.7 83.0 73.3, 92.6 52.5 46.2, 58.8
5911 Upper Island / Central Coast 56.7 47.9, 65.5 62.8 48.5, 77.0 52.8 41.4, 64.1
5912 Cariboo 81.3 66.1, 96.5 105.1 74.6, 135.5 67.3 49.1, 85.5
5913 North West 62.6 49.0, 76.2 81.0 57.4, 104.6 48.9 32.4, 65.3
5914 Peace Liard 68.4 52.5, 84.3 90.8 62.9, 118.7 52.4 33.5, 71.3
5915 Northern Interior 80.9 67.4, 94.4 110.9 86.2, 135.6 59.2 43.9, 74.5
5916 Vancouver 65.8 62.3, 69.3 98.3 91.2, 105.4 45.6 41.9, 49.3
5917 Burnaby 67.6 61.5, 73.7 102.5 90.3, 114.8 45.8 39.5, 52.2
5918 North Shore 56.8 51.1, 62.5 67.8 57.2, 78.4 49.9 43.3, 56.6
5919 Richmond 60.5 53.1, 67.8 85.8 70.2, 101.4 48.4 40.2, 56.6
5920 Capital 57.1 53.5, 60.6 73.0 66.4, 79.6 47.7 43.5, 51.9
5921 Vancouver/Richmond 64.5 61.3, 67.6 94.8 88.5, 101.2 46.0 42.7, 49.4
5922 Simon Fraser/Burnaby 69.5 65.2, 73.7 101.0 92.5, 109.4 50.5 46.0, 55.1
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
60 Yukon Territory 73.6 42.4, 104.9 136.5 72.9, 200.2 -- --
6001 Yukon Territory 73.6 42.4, 104.9 136.5 72.9, 200.2 -- --
61 Northwest Territories 92.8 63.2, 122.5 118.4 69.9, 166.9 68.5 33.3, 103.7
6101 Northwest Territories 92.8 63.2, 122.5 118.4 69.9, 166.9 68.5 33.3, 103.7
62 Nunavut 209.7 133.5, 285.9 125.1 57.8, 192.4 314.4 168.3, 460.5
6201 Nunavut 209.7 133.5, 285.9 125.1 57.8, 192.4 314.4 168.3, 460.5

-- Suppressed due to both small numbers and extremely high variability

(1) Confidence intervals illustrate the degree of variability associated with the rate. See Technical Notes.

(2) These rates are created by average of three years of data (1995, 1996, 1997) over the 1996 population estimates; age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian population age structure.

Source: Canadian Vital Statistics Database, Statistics Canada


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